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economist suntribune whitchurchstouffville thursday june 6 2002 7 dutch kid remembers vets with legion medal from page s collins mind june 6 1944 is referred to as the day from hell it was there on st aubin sur mer the young lad from claremont truly thought his life would end pte collins was with the canadian armys 19th field regiment he went to battle early having enlisted soon after warwas declared his opentopped tank had pushed through england and most of france on the beaches of normandy the troop ahead of the young soldier took a direct hit and the troop behind was whipped out someone up there was looking out for me said mr collins somehow seven of us made it out alive having surviving dday mr collins brushed himself off climbed back inside his tank and receive his orders to push on into belgium two months later mr collins faced the most significant orders of his military career liberate the netherlands we got refitted with guns we had a job to do we didnt think about it we just did it said mr collins mr kruter has done lots of thinking about mr collins job in 1944 children of war had little else to do but think and feel when the canadian soldier was pointing his tank at the belgium- holland border the fouryearold dutch boy was clutching onto his mother the mother and son had taken refuge in a church the childs 36-year- old father and his 10yearold sister had just been killed in a bomb blast they died together soon after the deaths the little boy watched the nazis flatten the family home his father had built the house before he was born however the family wasnt living there when it was flattened the nazis had seized it it was a perfect place to store munitions for their war effort when help came to holland a canadian soldier reached down and gave the little boy a candy it was the first time i ever had chocolate ill remember that chocolate and that canadians for always said mr kruter the canadian soldiers were noted for their willingness to share food the dutch people had very little to eat when we arrived said mr collins we shared what we had and we gave them soap and cigarettes mr kruter immigrated to canada in 1965 today he lives in ancaster near hamilton and owns a construction company with his family the liberation of holland helped toronto teenager bill scott make some sense out of war i wished id stayed home said mr scott i was 17 years old all my friends were going overseas i was full of you know what and vinegar i lied about my age and signed up in 1940 he said i was 17 years old all my friends were going overseas i was full of you know what and vinegar sending your children off to war was did not get full support of parents my mother cried her eyes out said mr scott my dad said let him go itll do him good it didnt except for my time in holland it mattered to me it let me help people when pte scott landed in holland he was saddened to see people in the throes of hunger the country was starving we donated canned meat we were out in the country there was about 700 of us i dont like to talk about it it was tough going especially near the end i made it home and i never went near a war again about 10 years later mr scott took a job in the gravel business and moved to stouffville he is now retired in 1985 mr scott joined thousands of canadian veterans at the 40th anniversary of the liberation of holland returning to holland after 40 years was very emotional for mr scott the people still hold a spot in their hearts for us i appreciated it it was wonderful to see the country doing so well this medal is lovely it matters a great deal its good to be remembered we did what we had to do in 45 request for public opinion on the proposed nursing home annual licence renewal of green gables manor nursing home stouflville in accordance with the nursing homes act public opinion is being requested prior to a final decision being made on the above if you have comments or opinions and wish to bring them to the attention of the ministry of health and longterm care you may submit them by july 5 2002 to director under the nursing homes act ontario ministry of health and longterm care co planning accountability and evaluation unit 5700 yonge street mezzanine level north york ontario m2m4k5 phone 4163277345 fax 4163277364 please include the name of the nursing home and quote project 31702 on all written submissions the director will consider all submissions before making a final decision staff photojoan ransberry bill scott left and bill collins with medals presented to them tuesday for their work during liberation of holland auction announcement maples of ballantrae 14248 hwy 48 stouffville hwy 48 between bloomington aurora sideroads friday june 7th 700 pm preview from 600 pm furniture partial listing only outstanding french marquetry desk with leather top curved glass corner china cabinets 9 pce walnut dining table set with 8 chairs mahogany carved queen size bed federal style bookcase with eagle accents pr of 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